tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665388.post7055048067023474571..comments2023-04-05T05:43:08.285-05:00Comments on Alien Life: Explaining absence of organic compounds on surface of Mars and a sign of alien intelligenceRob Bignellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02286916984989820845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665388.post-83921672166975544752010-09-21T11:21:18.672-05:002010-09-21T11:21:18.672-05:00While water is fairly commonplace, finding it in s...While water is fairly commonplace, finding it in sufficient quantities in the "right" location (such as a planet) is significant. Water appears to be an excellent solvent for carbon-based life, but such life will need a variety of other requirements - possibly clay to form upon and certainly an atmosphere to protect it from UV radiation. Water on Mars provides an argument for continuing to examine that world for life (existent or extinct) rather than turning our attention elsewhere (such as Europa). It is indeed sad that we have yet to resolve the question; if we had remained committed to our space program post-Apollo, we likely would have people on Mars now conducting the necessary palentological research.Rob Bignellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286916984989820845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9665388.post-54249204335852836802010-09-21T08:59:47.080-05:002010-09-21T08:59:47.080-05:00Hi Rob, sadly, we don't have any solid, irrefu...Hi Rob, sadly, we don't have any solid, irrefutable evidence of alien life or prehistoric life on mars, the moon or any other celestial body. Discoveries of water are often touted as being important precursors to life, but water is just a combination of a couple gases and really it would be more of a surprise if it's presence wasn't commonplace. Oh how we wish to find life anywhere but here :)Michael Nunnhttp://www.planetx.conoreply@blogger.com